silversides

silversides [sil-ver-sahydz] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural sil·ver·sides.

1. any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

Also silverside. Origin of silversides An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; silver + side1 + -s3 silverside [sil-ver-sahyd] noun

1. Chiefly British. a rump roast of beef, especially one taken from the crown of the rump.
2. silversides.

Origin of silverside First recorded in 1810–20; silver + side1 Examples from the Web for silversides Historical Examples of silversides

In Perdido Bay I have found fresh-water minnows and silversides living together with marine gobies and salt-water eels.

A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)

David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for silversides silverside noun

1. British and NZ a coarse cut of beef below the aitchbone and above the leg
2. Also called: silversides any small marine or freshwater teleost fish of the family Atherinidae, related to the grey mullets: includes the jacksmelt